In Syria, it is believed that they found the remains of Khaled al-Assad, the director of the Tadmor antiquities site. • Assad refused to reveal to ISIS terrorists where he hid valuable items - and his head was beheaded.
Authorities in Syria announced this week that they may have found the remains of Khaled al-Assad, the director of the antiquities site in the city of Tadmor, one of the most important archeological sites in Syria.
Assad ran the site for many years and in 2015, refused to leave it when ISIS forces occupied the city from the Syrian army.
Assad and his aides have buried hundreds of archeological items in various hiding places, so that the organization's members, who tend to destroy and sell historical items, will not get their hands on them.
Even after he was captured by the organization, Assad refused to reveal to them where he had hidden the coveted items, the refusal cost him his life.
The organization's terrorists publicly executed Assad and beheaded Rao, his body hung on one of the columns from the Roman period adorning the site of the antiquities.
Authorities in Syria are now examining whether the remains found near the execution site belong to the brave archaeologist.
Tarek, al-Assad's son, told local media: "Authorities informed us two days ago that they think they found my father's body. My brother and I were asked to donate blood in order to have a DNA test. It will not disappoint us. "
The terrorist organization ISIS conducted a campaign of robbery and destruction of antiquities and archeological sites in all the places it occupied.
Its people blew up mosques and ancient churches and sold ancient artefacts and ritual in the hole market, in order to fund the continuation of the organization's terrorist rule.